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Lot Essay
Previously sold in London, 2 April 1974, lot 189, and again, 15 April 1980, lot 261.
The design of the present lot is a remarkably rare example of late Yuan craftsmanship in its sketchy, expressive, pencil-style painting. The large size of the vase, the retention of its shape, and the excellent control of the copper-red in the firing process contribute to the unusual qualities of this vase.
A similarly shaped Yuan vase but of a smaller size (24.1cm.), from the Metropolitan Museum, sparsely designed with a simple band of flowering lotus scrolls around the main body, is illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, p. 242, fig. 726, and published again by S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, p. 134, fig. 131. Another example decorated with peony from the Brundage Collection is illustrated by d'Argence, Catalogue, pl. XLIX.
The design of the present lot is a remarkably rare example of late Yuan craftsmanship in its sketchy, expressive, pencil-style painting. The large size of the vase, the retention of its shape, and the excellent control of the copper-red in the firing process contribute to the unusual qualities of this vase.
A similarly shaped Yuan vase but of a smaller size (24.1cm.), from the Metropolitan Museum, sparsely designed with a simple band of flowering lotus scrolls around the main body, is illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, p. 242, fig. 726, and published again by S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, p. 134, fig. 131. Another example decorated with peony from the Brundage Collection is illustrated by d'Argence, Catalogue, pl. XLIX.